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City in Slovakia
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Zvolen (Hungarian: Zólyom, German: Altsohl) is a town in Central Slovakia, at the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. The town has an ancient castle, and a historical center, which represents the seat of an okres (Zvolen District).
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Zvolenský zámok
National cultural monument. Standing on a low hill, the castle has a rectangular shape with four wings surrounding the central courtyard. Constructed in 1370-1382 as a Gothic hunting chateau of the Italian type of a municipal palace, the castle was built for the Hungarian King Louis I (the Great) from the Anjou family. To prevent Turkish attacks, fortifications were built later. These were inspired by quattrocento architecture. The castle was rebuilt many times, but the ground floor has preserved its original character up to now. In the 1960s, the castle was renovated after the project of the architect K. Chudomelka. Preserved fragments of medieval panels and parts of fine architecture create an impressive environment for the Slovak National Gallery collections displayed at the castle.
Old Zvolen Castle / Old Zvolen)
A castle whose ruins are located on a forested hill in the southern part of Zvolen in central Slovakia. With an area of 76,000 m² it is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. The original name was Zvolen Castle or Old Zvolen; Pustý hrad (meaning "deserted castle") is a much later name used to distinguish the ruin from the present-day Zvolen Castle. Pustý hrad consists of two parts, the Upper Castle and the Lower Castle.
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By train
Train from Bratislava and Kosice (operated by ZSSK a.s.) takes about 3 hours (2 hr 30 min by Express train from Bratislava), about €10.
By plane
Within 4 hours drive, there are more than 6 international airports.
By car
Zvolen is the junction of the roads in Central Slovakia. You can get there from Vienna (Austria), Bratislava, Trnava or Nitra (west) for less than 2 hours by highway R1/E58 (toll road - min.
By taxi
Taxi standpoints can be found at railway or main bus station, also at the airport, main square (Námestie SNP) next to Hotel Poľana (in front of Zvolen Castle) and on parking lot next to the shopping…
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